Rate of elective cholecystectomy and the incidence of severe gallstone disease
Open Access
- 12 April 2005
- journal article
- Published by CMA Impact Inc. in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Vol. 172 (8) , 1015-1019
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041363
Abstract
Background: The use of elective cholecystectomy has increased dramatically following the widespread adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We sought to determine whether this increase has resulted in a reduction in the incidence of severe complications of gallstone disease.Keywords
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